roccoschili Chapter 7 Killing the Emperor Without Shedding Blood
Chapter 7 Killing the Emperor Without Shedding Blood
The system fell silent.
Situ Shan was not in a hurry.
After an unknown amount of time, just when Situ Shan thought the system would play dead forever, the system spoke.
[I'm sorry, I'm the first generation of the Best Friend System, and you are my first pair of bound hosts. The system is not yet perfect, and this is my first time creating a system, so I haven't fully adapted yet.]
"Oh! But what does this have to do with me? Your imperfections aren't my fault, but you're the one who caused us to be in such a predicament. As the system, you made a mistake, shouldn't you compensate us, the two victims?"
Situ Shan felt her body recover slightly. She turned her head and saw that Ji Qian's expression was normal. She continued to close her eyes and fool the system.
[A deadly realm? Where did this deadly realm come from?]
"One less chance, one less life, can you say it's not a death sentence?"
The system fell silent once again.
What kind of compensation do you want?
"It's not that I want any compensation, it's that Qianqian and I each need two copies, don't get it wrong."
She only had one chance, and she didn't use it.
"I'm asking you, if she runs out of uses and then faces a life-threatening situation, and she begs me for help, but I can't save her because of this wasted use, isn't that your responsibility?"
"Well... alright! What kind of compensation do you want?"
Situ Shan remained silent.
My memory is hazy now, and I know very little about this ethereal continent, not even what constitutes a good thing.
It's certain that what she wants most right now is a healthy body.
"Then Qianqian and I will accept the loss. We have a total of four compensations, right?"
【right!】
"My first compensation is one hundred divine artifacts; the second compensation is one hundred divine-level pills, one hundred divine-level cultivation techniques from Qianqian, and one hundred divine-level array plates."
Although she knew it was impossible, it didn't stop her from making outrageous demands.
Negotiation was a piece of cake for her, especially with this newbie system in the workplace.
【What...? How could you do this? There isn't a single divine artifact in the entire Misty Continent. Where am I supposed to get you a hundred? A hundred, a hundred portions, a hundred】
The system breached the defenses directly, almost making a pig squeal.
"This is your problem, not mine. I'll just set the conditions; you figure out the solution yourself!"
[You're bullying the leader just because I'm new! Waaah!]
Situ Shan immediately muted his microphone; there was no need to argue.
What can I do? I'm a completely new system; I have no friendship points, no experience points. What can I do?
Although I really wanted to ask, I held back.
If you want to know more about the system's limits, you can't possibly learn anything without some excitement.
Look, it's already driven the system crazy.
Her goal was not just to obtain compensation, but more importantly, to understand how the system itself operated.
The system could never do charity; it must have its own purpose.
The more she ignored it, the more information she received, leading to the emergence of a new term: "best friend value".
Without "best friend value," I can't operate. If I can't operate, I have to start all over again. But if I start all over again, will I still be me?
The main system didn't give me anything, how am I supposed to compensate them? I was originally planning to accumulate enough "best friend points" to buy things in the main system.
I'm still drowning in debt that I can never pay off. Why is my life so miserable? Waaah... I'm just a newborn baby!
The system observed Situ Shan's emotional fluctuations while making a fuss.
What the hell? It's crying its heart out here, and she's watching it all calmly. Is she even human?
My best friend is right. Some people in this world may seem gentle and kind, but they are actually cold-blooded, ruthless, treacherous, and capable of killing without shedding blood.
She's indifferent to a newborn system baby like this; she must not be human, she must be a devil.
My best friend only taught it how to get along with people, but not how to get along with the devil.
That's right, it also has a system with close female friends, although there are only two, and one of them was born three days earlier than her.
Why don't you ask your best friends first? They have more experience.
Situ Shan ignored the system's "crying".
How could a newly created system understand emotions? It wouldn't even fool a complete idiot.
Regardless of whether it's true or false, at least a few points can be confirmed:
First, the system operates based on the "best friend value".
Secondly, the system can purchase items from the main system using friendship points.
Third, there may be someone behind the system devising strategies, which could be the main system or another system.
I no longer heard the system's whining. I suppose I went to find its strategist. I just don't know how capable that so-called strategist is.
Lost in thought, I drifted off to sleep.
Situ Shan was awakened by hunger, while Ji Qian had not yet recovered from the ordeal.
After eating just three strawberry-sized fruits, my stomach was already full, and I felt much more energetic.
"system?"
Ah!
Sure enough.
He remembered that there were three books and two jade slips in his storage ring.
The jade slip needs to be examined with divine sense; given her current state, she shouldn't seek further harm.
Take out three books and place them on the ground, arranging them neatly.
"The Secret of the Union of Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang", "The Record of Ten Thousand Plants", and "An Introduction to Alchemy".
After a long silence, she finally picked up the "Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang Harmony Manual" and opened it, scrutinizing every word and phrase, trying to find key words to verify that it wasn't what she thought.
After finishing reading, I lay down, closed my eyes, and remained silent for an even longer time.
He raised his right hand, extended his middle finger, and let out a low growl.
"grass!"
Damn it, what kind of sins did she commit?!
His health was already poor, and he was actually practicing a damn dual cultivation technique.
After reading "The Perfect Union of Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang", some new memories about the original owner's identity popped into her mind.
Her original name was Tu Shan, the daughter of Tu Yuanshuang, the Grand Elder of the Hehuan Sect, and her father is unknown.
Twenty years ago, he went out on business and returned eleven years ago with a baby girl, Tu Shan, who was only six months old.
Because Tu Shan was born prematurely, and Tu Yuanshuang was seriously injured while pregnant with her, she was physically weak from a young age.
Tu Yuanshuang used every rare and precious ingredient to save her life for a short period of time.
Tu Yuanshuang has always been gentle and kind to her, giving her a carefree childhood.
Tu Yuanshuang went out five years ago on her birthday and has not been seen since.
Although the sect leader and elders did not show her much care, they did not mistreat her either, and they did not withhold anything she was entitled to.
She lived alone in Tu Yuanshuang's house, and apart from loneliness, she lived a fairly comfortable life.
On her tenth birthday, she underwent a spiritual root test, which revealed that she possessed both fire and wood spiritual roots, but no one was willing to take her as a disciple.
Most members of the Hehuan Sect have water-based spiritual roots.
Secondly, after Tu Yuanshuang left, without the support of spiritual medicine, her body became weaker and weaker, and she would be out of breath after taking just a few steps. No one was willing to take care of a sickly person.
Without suitable cultivation methods or rare and precious materials, he grew increasingly weak.
Until one day, on his way to collect his monthly allowance, he was tricked by a fellow disciple into believing that the "Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Harmony Technique" had no requirements for spiritual root attributes, and that as long as one guided Qi into the body, it could nourish the body.
Thus, the original owner began the path of cultivating the "Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Harmony Technique".
Thinking of this, Situ Shan laughed. Only a simple-minded girl like Tu Shan would actually cultivate. The more she cultivated, the weaker her body became, until now she was on the verge of death.
Thinking of why Tu Shan had come here, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.